Correlation Positive or Negative

number of hours studied and score obtained in a test

• POSITIVE

• NEGATIVE

• ZERO

• Weak Positive

• Strong Positive

• Weak Negative

• Strong Negative

• Weak Positive

• Strong Positive

• Weak Negative

• Strong Negative

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• No correlation

When the values of two variables move in the same direction, correlation is said to be

• Linear

• Non-linear

• Positive

• Negative

If r is positive, then there is...

• Negative association

• No correlation

• Positive association

If r is negative, then there is...

• Negative association

• No correlation

• Positive association

As x increases, y increases

• A) correlation coefficient

• B) causation

• C) positive correlation

• D) negative correlation

As x increases, y decreases.

• no correlation

• negative correlation

• correlation coefficient

• positive correlation

What type of correlation has one value increasing as the other value is also increasing?

• postive

• negative

• none

• cannot be determined